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- Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968
- FEHMER READS RESPONSE TO ACCOUNT IN WILLIAM MANCHESTER'S BOOK THAT LBJ TOOK OATH OF OFFICE ON KENNEDY BIBLE, OTHERS REVISE IT; MOYERS SUGGESTS CHRISTIAN DEFER PRESS QUESTIONS; RICHARD GOODWIN'S ACCOUNT OF KENNEDYS' CONCERNS ABOUT BOOK; LOOK MAGAZINE
- Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968
- RESPONSE TO ACCOUNT IN WILLIAM MANCHESTER'S BOOK THAT LBJ TOOK OATH OF OFFICE ON KENNEDY FAMILY BIBLE; MOYERS SAYS RFK TOLD RICHARD GOODWIN TO REVIEW MANCHESTER'S MANUSCRIPT; SARAH HUGHES', LARRY O'BRIEN'S RECOLLECTIONS; LOOK MAGAZINE PUBLICITY
- LADY BIRD JOHNSON, MARIE FEHMER, GEORGE CHRISTIAN ARE MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CONFERENCE CALL; ABE FORTAS TALKS TO JUANITA ROBERTS WHO IS IN OFFICE WITH HIM BUT ROBERTS IS NOT AUDIBLE; CONVERSATION CONTINUES ON NEXT 3 RECORDINGS
- DISCUSSION OF RESPONSE TO ACCOUNT IN WILLIAM MANCHESTER'S UPCOMING BOOK THAT LBJ TOOK OATH OF OFFICE ON KENNEDY FAMILY BIBLE THAT WAS NOT RETURNED; ARCHIVAL HANDLING BY LBJ STAFF OF CATHOLIC MISSAL THAT WAS USED; SARAH HUGHES' RECOLLECTION OF EVENTS
- know in either party that I thought in 1964 was best equipped
to be President. 11 He said his recommendation of Humphrey had
cost him dearly from Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy, both
of w horn wanted the nomination.
Other comments
- Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968
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frequently when people think something big is about to happen. He noted
that President Kennedy's poll went up 10 points immediately after the
Bay of Pigs then plunged 12 points when the crisis was over.
More
..
Roberts and Elfin
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The President also
- spent $9. 5 billion on poverty in his last year, Kennedy
$12. 5 billion, and Johnson $28 billion. Manpower training cost from 3 to 4 to
12 billion in the same period. )
The President: It is not right to say that we are not moving fast enough
because
- . It is unfortunate we are there, but throughout
history we have had to face this situation where aggressors try
to capture their enemies. Eisenhower told Kennedy this would
be his biggest problem. Kennedy attempted to solve the South
east Asian situation
- , and I was a speech writer and there wasn't anything much lower than a
speech writer.
(Laughter)
But I have come on to much more exalted planes.
Now, in this library there are some forty some million papers and they are very--I
think Mr. [Robert "Bob
- RESPONSE TO ACCOUNT IN WILLIAM MANCHESTER'S BOOK THAT LBJ TOOK OATH OF OFFICE ON KENNEDY FAMILY BIBLE; EVENTUAL DEPOSIT IN LBJ LIBRARY OF MISSAL THAT WAS USED; DESCRIPTION OF MISSAL AND ITS COVER; QUESTION OF RETURNING BOOK TO JACQUELINE KENNEDY
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MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT WITH
HUGH SIDEY OF TIME MAGAZINE
FEBRUARY 8, 1967
This was a general discussion on American involvement in Vietnam.
The President said that President Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson
had done everything possible
- had seen Leon Keyserling on television, and
it was the the meanest thing he had ever seen directed against Bobby
Kennedy.
The President said he feels there has been a dramatic shift in public
opinion on the war, that a lot of people are really
- elected,
But that's an examp l e .
could hav e al lowed his n ame to go on the ballot and didn't.
He
He didn't
active l y campaign himself in New Hampshire.
B:
Were Rob e rt Kennedy's activities involved in this, too?
C:
Well, par tly because he di
- th t he Pr e si
dent a grea t deal.
He was a very v is ib le Pr es s Sec r e t ary --ver y, v e r y v is i ble ,
more so than anybody I guess.
We l l, Saling er was v i s ib le in Kennedy 's
days, of course--bu t Bi l l wa s the fi rst Pre ss
- a person serves very
closely with a President--no matter who it is, particularly in a job
like that--and when he held Kennedv obviously in such affection.
~as
one of Kennedy's closest confidants, that carrier dedication was
an emotional experience
Jr
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Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781]
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C:
Oh, yes, that 1 s right.
It's more folklore than a ny thin g .
Lord, I've
heard so much fo l k lore though about Eisenhower and Kennedy that we
j ust have added to the folklore about